As reported this week, the Celtics and Walker both intend for the All-Star guard to commit to a four-year, $141M maximum contract once free agency opens on Sunday at 6 PM. Walker is traveling to New England to meet with Celtics officials at 6 PM ET. https://t.co/KxKR56ezXB
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2019
Free agent Kyrie Irving is meeting with the Brooklyn Nets in New York on Sunday and both sides are motivated to move quickly toward reaching a 4-year, $141M deal, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2019
Big time tampering news today from Woj. With Free Agency not starting for another 22 hours at the time I’m writing this some people find it weird that deals are all but signed. As Brandeds unofficial NBA insider I am a fan of all types of tampering, unless it is by LeBron because I’m a petty Boston fan. Tampering is good because it makes Twitter entertaining for a few hours and that’s all any of us have to live for.
Quickly looking at the Kemba/Kyrie deal I think the Kyrie one has been obvious for a few weeks and the Kemba one came out of nowhere. A few days ago a report came out that the Celtics were making a push for Kemba but this was already after he said he would consider taking less for Charlotte so I assumed nothing would come of it. That brings us today, the neckbeards and internet trolls are out and about but Kemba is coming home (sort of). Yes Kyrie left, yes Al Horford ripped out my heart and spit in my eye but I was kind of into it. Heres hoping that Kemba brings us back to the promise land and that this report of Horford going to those scumbags in Philly is wrong.
Per source, Tobias Harris re-signing. Jimmy Butler gone. Sixers signing Al Horford. All done deals.
Sixers still exploring Sign & Trade deals with Miami and Houston to get something for Jimmy Butler if possible (prefer Josh Richardson in any deal).
— Did The Sixers Win? (@DidTheSixersWin) June 29, 2019
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